New Canada PR Pathway for Home Care Workers Opens March 31, 2025

To apply for the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots (HCWIP), you’ll need a legitimate job offer as either a home child care provider or a home support worker.

This is a critical step in your journey to permanent residency in Canada, and it comes with specific conditions.

Employer Responsibilities

Your prospective employer should verify if there are any extra hiring requirements tied to the HCWIP program.

It’s their job to ensure compliance with the pilot’s rules before offering you a position.

Your Readiness

You should be prepared to accept the job and capable of carrying out its responsibilities.

Immigration officials will evaluate your suitability by reviewing your previous training and work history to confirm you’re a good fit.

Job Offer Specifications

The position must align with the pilot you’re applying for and meet these criteria:

• Occupational Classification:
  • HCWIP: Child Care:
    • Home Child Care Providers (NOC 44100) – This applies to in-home roles only, not institutional settings like daycares. Note that foster parent positions are excluded.
  • HCWIP: Home Support:
    • Home Support Workers, Caregivers, and Related Occupations (NOC 44101) – This covers home-based care, not institutional environments like nursing homes.
    • Job offers for Early Childhood Educators and Assistants (NOC 42202) or Nurse Aides, Orderlies, and Patient Service Associates (NOC 33102) are not accepted, even if related experience or training is eligible.
• Location: The job must be in Canada, excluding Quebec, as the province has its own immigration pathways.
• Work Terms:
  • Full-time, requiring a minimum of 30 paid hours per week.
  • Permanent, with no predetermined end date.
    
    

What Makes a Job Offer Valid?

No labour market impact assessment or LMIA, is needed. A genuine job offer must include:

• Your hourly pay rate, job requirements, and a clear outline of primary responsibilities.
• Evidence of authenticity, such as:
  • A real need for your employment.
  • The employer’s ability to meet the job’s terms, including paying your salary.
  • Compliance with regulations from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), as well as federal and provincial laws.
• Wage Standards:
  • Your pay must meet or exceed the median wage for your occupation on Canada’s Job Bank for the province or territory where you’ll work. If no regional median exists, the national median applies.
  • If the workplace is unionized, the collective agreement’s wage rules take precedence.
    
    

Employer Eligibility

Your employer must:

• Have operated in the same care sector (child care or home support) for at least one year if they’re a business or non-profit.
• Hold a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) business number.
• Be one of the following:
  • A private household hiring directly.
  • A business or non-profit with a direct employer-employee relationship, meaning they handle hiring, oversee work conditions, and issue your paycheck.

Eligible employers can include organizations offering full-time, short-term, or occasional care for individuals who are semi-independent or recovering from illness or injury.

Examples include:

• Home health care services.
• Home support providers.
• Direct care agencies.
• Residential personal care services.
• Pediatric home care providers.

Who Cannot Be Your Employer?

The following are not eligible:

• Recruitment or placement agencies.
• Embassies, high commissions, consulates, or their accredited staff (e.g., diplomats).
• Employers previously found non-compliant with IRCC rules.
• Yourself (if self-employed).
• Immediate family members, such as your spouse, common-law partner, parents, grandparents, or children.

Required Employer Documentation

Your employer must fill out and sign an employment information form, which you’ll submit with your application. Choose the appropriate form based on their status:

• Private Households: Use the Individual Employers form (IMM 0267).
• Businesses or Non-Profits: Use the Business Employers form (IMM 0268).

The form requires a signature—either digital or handwritten—and must be uploaded alongside your job offer in the online application portal.